Moving F1-Staff

[ralphster7]

2025 Staff Moves
Matthieu Dubois Head of Race Strategy, Alpine -> Chief Strategist, Racing Bulls
Richard Lockwood Head of Race Strategy, Williams -> Sporting and Strategy Director, Alpine
Xevi Pujolar Racing Director, Sauber -> Destination Unknown
Guiseppe Papagni Engineering Group Manager, Mercedes -> Sauber / Audi
Pedro Gomez Lead Designer – Concept Design, Mclaren -> Destination Unknown
Daniel Lacide Head of Lean Supply Chain, Ferrari -> Deputy Head of Composite Design, Haas
Jordan Hislop Senior Aerodynamicist, Mercedes -> Deputy Team Leader, Racing Bulls
Simon Hine Principal Aerodynamicist (Expiremental), Alpine -> Aero Department Manager, Cadilliac
Jon Abbott Head of Track Aero, Alpine -> Lead Engineer - Aero Performance, Cadilliac
Anthony Hennan Head of Aero R&D, Sauber -> General Motors (non F1 role).

Am continuily updating this

[lio007]

Am continuily updating this

+1 if I could

[ralphster7]

yes go for it pls!

[lio007]

yes go for it pls!

Unfortunately there's been a change in the forum rating a couple of years ago. Positive rating only possible in e.g. car threads.

[f1rules]

Doesnt say where he is going, but confirmed like you mentioned. A pity. He has been such a familiar face in the mclaren garage for so many years
https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1b ... jfaf9kkcmk

Hiroshi Imai a key and tyre/brake engineer known as the "tyre whisperer" is leaving mclaren next month, after 15 years. His speciality was tyre performance with car dynamics for 15 years.
Looks like he is going back to Japan to pursue a new role in motorsport rather than joining a rival F1 team.

[f1rules]

Yes for their test or support team, not racing team. Sounds like a nice relaxed role with family time also posible

Marc Cox has left McLaren to join Aston Martin as chief mechanic

[ralphster7]

Aston Martin have had a reshuffle - https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... estructure

[KimiRai]

Aston Martin have had a reshuffle - https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... estructure

In terms of departures, Tom McCullough is no longer involved with the F1 team but remains within the group, similar to Dan Fallows previously . most likely AMPT

[mstar]

Thats in affect showing them the door. Their experience and passion is F1 so rather than pay them for sacking them they move them to "other outside F1 projects". Basically Tom and Dan need to look for another F1 job. Most F1 contracts state they can be moved "within the company [not just F1]"

[lio007]

Richard Frith former Head of Performance at Alpine has joined Williams as Head of Performance Systems in Jan.25

Tom Starley former Senior Aero Performance Engineer at Red Bull has joined Williams in the same position in Jan.25

[ScottR267]

Luke Horsfall former aerodynamics surfacing and design engineer joins Williams as a senior aero concept/surfacing engineer

[ralphster7]

Paul Duffen who is a former chairman of Hull City football club is acting as a consultant to Audi F1 Project.

[mstar]

Paul Duffen who is a former chairman of Hull City football club is acting as a consultant to Audi F1 Project.

huh? this a joke right?

[ralphster7]

Paul Duffen who is a former chairman of Hull City football club is acting as a consultant to Audi F1 Project.

huh? this a joke right?

I'm not kidding, he now does consultancy of some sort and has confirmed he's working for Audi F1 via linkedin. Quite an odd colaboration.

[KimiRai]

Luke Skipper, former FIA Director of Communications -> Aston Martin Chief Communications Officer